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he feels that a deal on averting this fiscal cliff might get done. here's the president. >> i'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved. money is going to get 100% of what they want. let's make sure that middle class families and the american economy and, in fact, the world economy aren't adversely impacted because people can't do their jobs. i think you could qualify it. he said optimistic and came back later in that speech and said mod testily optimistic. >> juliet: doesn't that suggest that he is backtracking? >> clayton: don't know what's going to happen at the end of the day. in this meeting as dave was talking about back and forth the ball is in the senate's court right now mitch mcconnell said we will take it we don't want to go back to the house where that was a mess over in the house. we will take it. we will will try. this the president said you try this if you can't get anything done i want a straight up or down vote on those making over $250,000 a year and some of the unemployment benefits for 2 million individuals will stil
he feels that a deal on averting this fiscal cliff might get done. here's the president. >> i'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved. money is going to get 100% of what they want. let's make sure that middle class families and the american economy and, in fact, the world economy aren't adversely impacted because people can't do their jobs. i think you could qualify it. he said optimistic and came back later in that speech and said mod testily optimistic. >> juliet:...
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. >> brian: clock is ticking as we approach the fiscal cliff. economists say the automatic combo of tax hikes and spending cuts may plunge the country into recession. tax increases on wealthy americans are the big sticking point because of an antitax pledge many republicans signed. but should those same republicans back off the pledge and make a deal? what do the democrats have to do? >> gretchen: jim imhoff joins us live with his thoughts. senator, should republicans back away from the pledge? >> no, gretchen, i don't think so. if you do that, you're assuming that there is no other way to do this and there is many other ways to get this done. i actually introduced a bill long before the election that covers a way to come up with the amount of money, not .1.2 trillion, but 2.7 trillion, and increase spending and the military. some of these things, like medicare, back to the states. medical malpractice reform, strengthen work force by attrition. i've got the bill and it's there and i want people to look it up. it's senate bill 3473. it solves the
. >> brian: clock is ticking as we approach the fiscal cliff. economists say the automatic combo of tax hikes and spending cuts may plunge the country into recession. tax increases on wealthy americans are the big sticking point because of an antitax pledge many republicans signed. but should those same republicans back off the pledge and make a deal? what do the democrats have to do? >> gretchen: jim imhoff joins us live with his thoughts. senator, should republicans back away from...
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the clock is ticking we're weeks away from going over that fiscal cliff. who does the president blame? republicans. >> it's unacceptable for some republicans of congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they refuse to let the tax rates go up on the wealthiest americans? >> where is the compromise this morning? we'll see if we can find it. >> and he gave the homeless man a fair boost on a freezing evening. now, the officers think the act of kindness keeps getting better and updates on that heart warming story. >> plus, 'tis the season to steal. thieves may be lurking around your doorstep, tips how to protect your presents straight ahead. i've been worried about that. >> alisyn: don't leave them on your doorstep for one. >> clayton: wrap them and leave them on your doorstep. "fox & friends" hour two starts right now. ♪ >> a lot of e-mails, pouring in about tipping. and holiday tipping. good morning, thank you for joining us. she says, lo, we compost, no good scraps and take the recycling to the recycling center, i feel like i should be
the clock is ticking we're weeks away from going over that fiscal cliff. who does the president blame? republicans. >> it's unacceptable for some republicans of congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they refuse to let the tax rates go up on the wealthiest americans? >> where is the compromise this morning? we'll see if we can find it. >> and he gave the homeless man a fair boost on a freezing evening. now, the officers think the act of kindness keeps...
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some people are calling it a milk cliff, just what we need when we're talking about the fiscal cliff. technically not tied to budget negotiations, but still that money has to come out of your pocket. here is chris gailen from the american milk producers federation. >> farm bill is like this low hanging ornament on the congressional christmas tree that if they just embrace it, they can automatically come up with tens of billions of dollars in budget savings. >> now, while we're talking about the milk cliff and the fiscal cliff, there is the debt ceiling, which we will reach december 31 as well. congress is due back to work sunday. they'll work sunday, monday and hopefully hammer out a deal, or multiple deals. that's the latest, back to you in the studio. >> juliet: thanks, theresa. >> kelly: we were talking that milk is higher than gas! >> juliet: i know. there is going to be a run on that in that refrigerator over there. >> eric: the ripple effect will be tough. it's going to be tough medicine to swallow. we need to take the medicine to get through this. >> kelly: forget the beef. >>
some people are calling it a milk cliff, just what we need when we're talking about the fiscal cliff. technically not tied to budget negotiations, but still that money has to come out of your pocket. here is chris gailen from the american milk producers federation. >> farm bill is like this low hanging ornament on the congressional christmas tree that if they just embrace it, they can automatically come up with tens of billions of dollars in budget savings. >> now, while we're...
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he's had some problems there with the fiscal cliff thing. there was his plan b and then there was the sandy thing yesterday. it's interesting, there is an anti-boehner conservative group called the american majority action, which is run by ned ryan, the son of former kansas congressman jim ryan, the fastest man in the world back in the day. and they want him out. they say they've got 20 members of congress who are willing to vote for somebody else. it only takes 17. but it has to start with somebody requesting secret blot. >> that has to happen today. first a secret ballot would have to happen because they think people would fear refriesals and retall -- reprisals and retaliation if they were on the record as not wanting to vote for john boehner. he needs 218 votes. there are 234 republicans in the congress. it is an uphill battle for anybody else who wants to run because there is no viable contender. >>steve: all he needs is 17. >> needs 17 to defect. >>brian: usually it doesn't happen overnight and john boehner is supposedly pretty popular
he's had some problems there with the fiscal cliff thing. there was his plan b and then there was the sandy thing yesterday. it's interesting, there is an anti-boehner conservative group called the american majority action, which is run by ned ryan, the son of former kansas congressman jim ryan, the fastest man in the world back in the day. and they want him out. they say they've got 20 members of congress who are willing to vote for somebody else. it only takes 17. but it has to start with...